Java redirecting url

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Ikke - 15 Aug 2006 21:05 GMT

First of all, I'm a noob on java stuff. So if I'm in the wrong group or
something, please tell me.

I have been using an embedded java program "FreedomAudio" in a webpage.
But on a new install it looks for a webpage at
"http://www.freedomaudio.com/install... ) but the page does not exist
any more! (about a year or more). But how can I change the url to
another site? (I've got the install.jar file)
And is that legal? I respect copyrights, but if the maker does not
support it anymore, can I still use it (and modify it)???

I hope someone can help, thanks!

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Ikke
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ftp://upload:upload@ara.myftp.org:21
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Het probleem met weersvoorspellingen is dat je er nooit zeker van bent
dat ze altijd verkeerd zijn.

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Ian Wilson - 16 Aug 2006 10:36 GMT

> First of all, I'm a noob on java stuff. So if I'm in the wrong group or
> something, please tell me.
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>
> I hope someone can help, thanks!

Two methods occur to me, neither involve changing your Jar file

Lets say you want to redirect
http://www.freedomaudio.com/install/whatever to
http://www.yoursite.com/install/whatever and that the IP-address of
www.yoursite.com is 123.45.67.89

1) Add an entry to your "hosts" file redirecting www.freedomaudio.com to
the ip-address of www.yoursite.com. On Windows XP the "hosts" file is at
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
add a line like
123.45.67.89 www.freedomaudio.com

2) Install a web proxy (e.g. squid is free and mainstream) and configure
your web-browser to use the proxy then configure the proxy to do the
redirection. Almost certainly overkill for your scenario.

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Ikke - 16 Aug 2006 21:57 GMT

>> First of all, I'm a noob on java stuff. So if I'm in the wrong group or
>> something, please tell me.
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> web-browser to use the proxy then configure the proxy to do the redirection.
> Almost certainly overkill for your scenario.

Thanks for your reply,

Both solutions are local solutions, are they not? I mean, if someone
else goes to http://www.yoursite.com/ (where the freedomAudio applet
is) it does not automatically goes to
http://www.yoursite.com/install/whatever it still looks for
http://www.freedomaudio.com/install/whatever .

But if it works locally I’m already a happy man. :-) But if it can be
fix for all visitors… that would even be greater. :')

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Ikke
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Voer eendjes, geen oorlog...

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Ian Wilson - 17 Aug 2006 10:49 GMT

>>> First of all, I'm a noob on java stuff. So if I'm in the wrong group
>>> or something, please tell me.
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> Both solutions are local solutions, are they not?

Yes.

> I mean, if someone
> else goes to http://www.yoursite.com/ (where the freedomAudio applet
> is) it does not automatically goes to
> http://www.yoursite.com/install/whatever it still looks for
> http://www.freedomaudio.com/install/whatever .

I hadn't appreciated that you wanted to make the applet available to
third parties on a public web page.

I'd check the licence carefully.

> But if it works locally I’m already a happy man. :-) But if it can be
> fix for all visitors… that would even be greater. :')

I imagine you'd be best off obtaining a source code licence and
modifying the source.

It looks like FreedomAudio has been removed from SourceForge and other
websites. I'd suspect there is some significant problem with it (perhaps
a legal issue).

I'd avoid FreedomAudio and look for an alternative.

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Ikke - 17 Aug 2006 21:02 GMT

>>>> First of all, I'm a noob on java stuff. So if I'm in the wrong group or
>>>> something, please tell me.
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>
> I'd avoid FreedomAudio and look for an alternative.

Thanks for the advice.

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Met vriendelijke groet,

Ikke
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ftp://upload:upload@ara.myftp.org:21
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Ik heb me voorgenomen om eeuwig te leven. Tot nu toe gaat dat goed.

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